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> From: CAE Defense Fund <[email protected]>
> Date: April 20, 2005 7:34:11 PM CDT
> To: "mgc868f-smsu.edu" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Auction huge success; prosecution intensifies
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> April 21, 2005
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Contact: mailto:[email protected]
>
> AUCTION TO BENEFIT CAE DEFENSE FUND IS OVERWHELMING SUCCESS
> Government intensifies investigation
>
> On Sunday April 17, an art auction to benefit the CAE Defense Fund
> raised $167,700. The auction, held at Paula Cooper Gallery in New York
> City, featured over fifty artists who donated their work to the cause.
>
> The amount raised was over three times more than had been raised (and
> spent) in the eleven months preceding the auction. Still, two to three
> times as much may be needed to successfully defend Steve Kurtz, a
> founding member of Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) and Professor of Art at
> the University of Buffalo, and Robert Ferrell, a Professor of Human
> Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh, throughout the entire trial
> process.
>
> While the auction's success demonstrates the growing support for CAE,
> the ordeal grinds on as the prosecution vigorously pursues its "case"
> and the FBI continues to expand its costly investigation against the
> artists' collective. Two days after the fundraiser, Steven Barnes,
> another founding member of the CAE, appeared before a federal grand
> jury in response to a subpoena which indicates that the Justice
> Department is again seeking charges under Section 175 of the US
> Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, as expanded by the USA
> PATRIOT Act. Under advice of his attorney, Barnes is unable to speak
> about the grand jury hearing itself.
>
> The benefit auction at Paula Cooper Gallery saw hundreds of people
> stream through the gallery all day. The event culminated with a live
> auction hosted by writer/actor Wallace Shawn. In his opening remarks,
> Shawn spoke against complacency and apathy during these very dangerous
> times. Steve Kurtz, who attended the auction, was unable to speak
> directly about the case under advice of council. He graciously thanked
> the crowd, obviously moved by this strong show of support.
>
> Artists who donated their works to the auction included: Acconci
> Studio, Dennis Adams, Carl Andre, The Atlas Group, Nayland Blake, Mel
> Bochner, Cecily Brown, Chris Burden, Paul Chan, Jeremy Deller, Mark
> Dion, Sam Durant, Tony Feher, Andrea Fraser, Joseph Grigely, Hans
> Haacke, Ann Hamilton, Rachel Harrison, Emily Jacir, Mike Kelley, Mary
> Kelly, Barbara Kruger, William Pope L., Louise Lawler, Zoe Leonard,
> Sol LeWitt, Glenn Ligon, Sharon Lockhart, Brice Marden, Allan
> McCollum, Julie Mehretu, Arnold Mesches, Donald Moffett, Dave Muller,
> Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Cathy Opie, Ruben Ortiz
> Torres, Laura Owens, David Reed, Alexis Rockman, Martha Rosler,
> Christy Rupp, Carolee Schneemann, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Amy
> Sillman, Lorna Simpson, Kiki Smith, Janaina Tschape, and many more.
>
> To view some of the donated artwork, please visit:
> http://caedefensefund.org/caedefensefundauction.html
>
> For more information on Steve Kurtz's case, please visit
> http://caedefensefund.org
>
> Press inquiries may be directed to mailto:[email protected]
>
>
>
mark cooley
assistant professor
art and design department
[email protected]
office 9a, art annex
# 417.866.8839
http://art-design.smsu.edu/cooley
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